Rebel Agents of Transformation: Altered art in Alternative Education Programs

by Aislinn Cornett

This thesis explores the question: what is the value and function of creating altered art objects in an alternative education program with at-risk adolescents?

2015Aislinn CornettJuly 15, 2016altered art, alternative education, high school, adolescent, hermeneutic, phenomenology, arts-based research, at-risk youth, group art therapy, poetry, identity, child development, social constructionism

Art in the Face of Death: Art Therapy With a Family

by Lindsay Joy Hamilton

This thesis explores the nature of practicing art therapy with a family facing the terminal illness of one of the members; and seeks to discover where in lies the meaning and value of making and sharing art during the intense moments of losing as loved one.

2015Lindsay Joy HamiltonJuly 15, 2016death and dying, terminal illness, grief and loss, family, child development, meaning making, a/r/tography, poetry, writing, thematic analysis, existentialism, relational

Pieces Found and Placed: A Mindfulness Approach to Art Therapy With a Group For Female Survivors of Childhood Trauma

by Cindy Fawcett

This research study highlights the intersection of mindfulness and art psychotherapy and its influence on trauma recovery work with a group for female survivors of childhood trauma in later stages of recovery.

2014Cindy FawcettJuly 14, 2016mindfulness, survivor, child development, trauma, children, group art therapy, psychotherapy, action research, body awareness, pain management, female

It's All in a Story: The Function of Storytelling in Child Art Therapy

by Allyson Fisher

The primary focus this research study is the therapeutic value of narrative in childhood and the role it plays within the context of art therapy.

2013Allyson FisherJuly 13, 2016children, play therapy, storytelling, fantasy, group art therapy, child development, narrative therapy, self-mastery, identity, emotional awareness

Mask Work: Increasing Imagination and Developing Self Awareness In Children

by Janet L. Kares Groom

This thesis examines the experiences of four children who engaged with therapeutic mask work in a safe environment. Prompted by the research question “How does participating in mask work in a guided workshop contribute to a child’s ability to enter liminal/potential space?” this thesis considers the impact of intuitive mask making and directed play.

2012Janet L. Kares GroomJuly 12, 2016children, mask, child development, imagination, identity, phenomenology, self-knowledge, expressive arts, self-awareness, writing, hermeneutic

Trying Differently Instead of Harder: How early intervention of art therapy benefits children with FASD

by Jackie Laverty

This thesis asks the question: how does early intervention of art therapy benefit children affected by FASD?

Little Tables, Little Chairs: How Parent Child Dyad Art Therapy In a Community Setting Functions as Early Intervention

by Nicole Marie Tarasiuk

Can Parent Child Dyad Art Therapy in a community setting function as Early Intervention?

2011Nicole Marie TarasiukJuly 11, 2016parent child dyad, phenomenology, parenting, children, child development, attachment, early intervention

Containment and Security: Constructing Houses and Environments with Children in Art Therapy

by Laura K. Tibando

The purpose of this study is to investigate themes of containment and security as reflected in constructed houses and environments by children in an art therapy group.

2006Laura K. TibandoJuly 6, 2016containment, children, child development, contruction, art materials, communication, trust, safety, group art therapy

Who's It? Scribble Tag with Children Who Have Witnessed Abuse

by Catherine Swanston

This study examines the usefulness of including the game of Scribble Tag in the initial assessment process with children who have witnessed and experienced abuse.

2004Catherine SwanstonJuly 4, 2016children, assessment, sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, psychodynamic, violence, domestic violence, coping skills, defenses, safety, boundaries, developmental theory, child development, trauma, anxiety, treatment plan

The Elementary School and Art Therapy: Integrating Educational and Therapeutic Goals

by Debra Barrett

This project is designed to explain the efficacy of art therapy for children within school systems, while at the same time pointing out the commonality of purposes contained in both the educational and therapeutic goals.

2003Debra BarrettJuly 3, 2016children, school, education, parenting, child development, assessment, psychodynamic, ethics, creativity, mental health, case study

The Struggle to Feel Real: Creation, Destruction and Identity Formation in an Adolescent Art Therapy Process

by Amy Allan

Research for this paper is based on a retrospective analysis of the artwork and therapeutic process of an adolescent boy. The client's art therapy process has been presented as a poetic narrative which explores the creative and destructive elements of adolescent identity formation.

2001Amy AllanJuly 1, 2016adolescent, retrospective, psychodynamic, child development, rite of passage, poetry, identity, male

The Function of Art-Making in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing with Children and Youth

by Katharyn E. Morgan

The functions of art-making in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) with children and youth have not previously been fully examined. This study furthers the inquiry in this area by documenting the inclusion of art-making in four specific debriefings with a total of 29 participants, ages 8 to 18 years.

2000Katharyn E. MorganJune 30, 2016critical incident stress debriefing, children, adolescent, phenomenology, psych, theory and practice, trauma, safety, emotional expression, express, ego strength, containment, child development

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